intl business machines corp (IBM) Details

International Business Machines Corporation provides information technology (IT) products and services worldwide. The company’s Global Technology Services segment provides IT infrastructure and business process services, such as outsourcing, processing, integrated technology, cloud, and technology support. Its Global Business Services segment offers consulting and systems integration services for strategy and transformation, application innovation services, enterprise applications, and smarter analytics; and application management, maintenance, and support services. The company’s Software segment provides middleware and operating systems software, including WebSphere software to integrate and manage business processes; and information management software that enables clients to integrate, manage, and analyze data from various sources. It also offers Watson Solutions software to interact in natural language, process big data, and learn from interactions with people and computers; Tivoli software offers integrated service delivery for cloud and datacenter management, enterprise endpoint and mobile device management, asset and facilities management, and storage management; and Workforce Solutions software that enables businesses to connect people and processes. In addition, this segment provides Rational software that supports software development; and Mobile software for application development, mobile security, and mobile device management. Its Systems and Technology segment offers infrastructure technologies; and semiconductor technology, products, and packaging solutions. The company’s Global Financing segment provides lease and loan financing; commercial financing to dealers and remarketers; and remanufacturing and remarketing services. The company was formerly known as Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. and changed its name to International Business Machines Corporation in 1924. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Armonk, New York.

intl business machines corp (IBM) Key Developments

Injazat Data Systems to Form Joint Venture with International Business Machines

Jul 16 15

Injazat Data Systems has entered into an agreement to form joint venture with International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) to bring IBM Watson to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Injazat and IBM will collaborate to deliver Watson cloud-based cognitive computing to healthcare, retail, education, banking and finance organizations. The new JV will also create a broad regional ecosystem of partners, entrepreneurs, start-ups and application developers who will apply Watson throughout MENA.

Seagate Technology plc announced the integration of IBM Spectrum Scale software with its ClusterStor High Performance Computing (HPC) storage to deliver a new software defined storage appliance. This new appliance is expected to help users manage the demands of data-intensive workloads, such as genomic research, computer aided design, digital media, data analytics, financial model analysis and electronic design simulations.

IBM and Mubadala Development Company to Bring Watson to the Middle East & North Africa

Jul 14 15

IBM and Mubadala Development Company announced an agreement to bring IBM Watson to the Middle East and North Africa. The companies will collaborate to deliver powerful Watson cloud-based cognitive computing to healthcare, retail, education, banking and finance organizations. The new joint venture will also create a broad regional ecosystem of partners, entrepreneurs, start-ups and app developers who will apply Watson in innovative ways throughout MENA. Watson represents a new era in computing in which systems are able to interact in natural language, analyze large volumes of unstructured data, respond to complex questions with evidence-based answers, and discover new actionable patterns and insights. The availability of Watson in MENA demonstrates Mubadala's strong commitment to spurring innovation and growing the technology ecosystem throughout the region. The collaboration with IBM exemplifies Mubadala's philosophy to capitalize on investment opportunities in various industries such as Information and Communications Technology to support the diversification of Abu Dhabi's economy and strengthen its competitive position in high-growth sectors both locally and internationally. IBM in turn, will draw on Mubadala's deep regional market knowledge to drive the adoption of cognitive computing technology across MENA. Mubadala and IBM will establish the joint venture, through Mubadala's wholly owned information technology services subsidiary Injazat, which will be the preferred provider of Watson technology in the region.

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